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The Super Mario Marathon For Child's Play
I spent some time last night chatting with the guys, who have a lovely recliner and a friendly dog. I warn you...don't expect them to be good at this. These aren't speed runs. Just a group of friends showing you a good time for a good cause.
Hit up the link below to visit the main page for the marathon, check out the FAQ, chat with the crew, and make a donation to Child's Play in the name of three men who may not survive the weekend.
The Super Mario Marathon [Official Page]
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Marathon: Durandal Map Pack Drops Tomorrow
Fans of Freeverse's port of the Bungie classic Marathon for Xbox Live Arcade are getting a real treat tomorrow as the company announces the imminent release of the Jjaro Map Pack. Due out tomorrow, the map pack includes twelve classic multiplayer levels from Marathon and Marathon Infinity: Thrud, Vulcan, King of Pain, Spiral Insanity, Dead Fields, Morphine, La Cosa Nostra, Mars Needs Women, ‘Fugee Camp, What Goes Up Must Come Down, Arena, and Spline. Each new map will support the new game types King of the Hill, Man with the Ball, and Tag.
The pack also includes the Jjaro texture and design set from Marathon Infinity, as well as two new achievements with the potential to add another 30 points to your gamerscore.
Look for the Jjaro Map Pack tomorrow for the low, low price of 250 Microsoft points. It looks so old it's practically new!
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Who Will Win the Race to the End of Resident Evil 4?
The gaming marathon mad folks over at cameronbanga.com (aka Four48) have issued a challenge in their latest charity driven attempt. They will be competing with seven other teams from around the world to see who can reach the end of Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition first. Currently, two teams have dropped out leaving six left to slaughter their way through the zombie hordes. You can make your donations (which will go to Child's Play) on their website as well as follow the multiple teams' progress via live streaming video.
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You may remember last weekend when I posted about the guys at cameronbanga.com who tried to make it through four Zelda games in 48 hours. Due to some glitches, they weren't able to squeeze in all four games but still managed to raise over $1200 for Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity. So, in an attempt to make up what they couldn't finish, the boys are at it again but this time they have given themselves eleven hours to complete Twilight Princess. The marathon gaming session will again benefit Child's Play and will be the first in a series of charity driven weekend gaming sessions. Good luck on your mission guys, you are benefiting a great charity.
Marathon Zelda Gamers at it Again
You may remember last weekend when I posted about the guys at cameronbanga.com who tried to make it through four Zelda games in 48 hours. Due to some glitches, they weren't able to squeeze in all four games but still managed to raise over $1200 for Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity. So, in an attempt to make up what they couldn't finish, the boys are at it again but this time they have given themselves eleven hours to complete Twilight Princess. The marathon gaming session will again benefit Child's Play and will be the first in a series of charity driven weekend gaming sessions. Good luck on your mission guys, you are benefiting a great charity.
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Four Zeldas in Forty-Eight Hours
Some feisty gamers embarked on a charity mission this weekend. Their goal: to play through four Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess in forty-eight hours. While the playing is happening, you can go on to their website to watch some streaming video of the action as well as donate some money for their efforts that will go to Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity.
The four friends have been going since 5pm Friday and according to their latest update, they have completed Ocarina, but hit a snag at the end of Majora's Mask due to multiple console freezes right on the last dungeon. They decided to skip the end of MM and moved on to Wind Waker in which they are currently immersed. The plan is to finish WW, complete Twilight Princess and then loop back around to complete the end of Majora's Mask.
With less than 12 hours to go, will they be able to make their goal? Whether they make it or not, it was a herculean effort that will be rewarded by a nice donation to Child's Play. So far they have raised over a thousand dollars for the charity. You can catch up on all their antics as they race to the finish at 5pm tonight at cameronbanga.com. Good luck, guys. The eyes of the internets are upon you!
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Marathon, Board Games Land On Live This Wednesday
This week's Xbox Live Arcade releases are officially confirmed as Marathon: Durandal and Spyglass Board Games. The former is, of course, a remake of the classic Bungie first person shooter sequel, one that hearkens back to a time when guns were screen-centered and the Macintosh actually had timed-exclusives. The latter contains Xbox Live-enabled chess, checkers, reversi and mancala plus sports Xbox Live Vision camera support, perfect for showing off your junk.
Marathon: Durandal is 800 Microsoft Points with Spyglass Board Games a mere 400.
Marathon: Durandal and Spyglass Board Games Coming to XBLA [Gamerscore Blog]
marathon rerunner
Now you can relive the glory of a thirteen year-old game from within an eight year-old game! A labor of love seven years in the making, the team behind the just released Marathon: Resurrection 2.0 project have poured their hearts, minds, and a good chunk of free time into recreating Bungie's 2.5D shooter in full 3D as a modification for Unreal Tournament. While the mod takes several liberties in updating the game to the new engine, the flavor of the original is strong in this extremely comprehensive mod. It comes complete with 27 solo maps, 16 new multiplayer maps, 10 new monsters, 10 new weapons, and 15 new and remastered music tracks. A hell of a lot of love has been put into the project, and all it requires from you is a working version of Unreal Tournament An excellent way to dust off one of your old favorites and experience an even older one at the same time. More »
Marathon Resurrected
Now you can relive the glory of a thirteen year-old game from within an eight year-old game! A labor of love seven years in the making, the team behind the just released Marathon: Resurrection 2.0 project have poured their hearts, minds, and a good chunk of free time into recreating Bungie's 2.5D shooter in full 3D as a modification for Unreal Tournament. While the mod takes several liberties in updating the game to the new engine, the flavor of the original is strong in this extremely comprehensive mod. It comes complete with 27 solo maps, 16 new multiplayer maps, 10 new monsters, 10 new weapons, and 15 new and remastered music tracks. A hell of a lot of love has been put into the project, and all it requires from you is a working version of Unreal Tournament An excellent way to dust off one of your old favorites and experience an even older one at the same time. More »
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First Halo 3 Easter Egg Found
Oh, thou obsessive geeks. I admire you. I sit here, withered away in cynicism like an Aztec mummy, my eyes staring at the internet like desiccated plums. I do not love gaming so much anymore that I would comb a 2500 pixel Halo 3 promo pic and discover, hidden in the texture of the assault rifle, an 18x18 pixel square nursing the Marathon logo. Yet even the dead vortex of my heart feels a slight throb when I marvel upon your crazy obsessed works. More »
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Marathon Will Live Arcade, Halo 2 Won't Live Anywhere
Although we suspect the rather ho-hum news that Halo 2 will not be playable through Live Anywhere will strike people as more interesting, we can't help but get a little fist-pumping psyched over the hint that Bungie's proto-Halo, Marathon, is seriously being considered for XBox Live Arcade. Many a day we played that game on the ancient Macs in high school computer lab. Doom was better, but hey... we'll take what we can get. More »
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Mans Heart Explodes After Game Marathon
It sounds like 50 hours is about the maximum amount of time a person can game before their heart explodes. CNN reports that a South Korean man died of heart failure minutes after finishing a 50 hour game marathon. The man had recently quit his job to play more games, that's a bad sign. More »
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